An assortment of
astronomy-related tool applications and supporting libraries has been developed for the Solar Journey project.Tools are for both
scientific and educational purposes; Libraries that can be utilized to develop
astronomy visualization applications.

Selected demos
and companion documentations can be downloaded from this site. We also provide source code and compilation scripts or VC project files
for cross-platform porting and customization.

DOWNLOADS

Download
demo
binaries and document of individual tool application: (the available documentation attempts to provide a reasonable
outline of the various applications, but the details of many features are best
discovered by working through the options in the user interface)

After extraction
the zipped archive, the code listing is shown as in following layout:

How-To RUN & REBUILD

Supported Platforms:

We have attempted to make these systems run on as many platforms as possible,
focusing particularly on Windows XP and Linux.SUN/Solaris and SGI/IRIX are supported in principle, but may need
adjustment.The packages compile under
Macintosh OSX, but several problems with full portability have been noted that
we have not been able to fully resolve; a few have been traced to older
NASA-based code that makes false assumptions about byte order and structure order
in OSX.

Running applications

Built
executables are located in the “demo” directory. Scripts to run each tool
application are also provided. The run/run.bat script launches each demonstration
with appropriate data files and options. You can change the data files and
options to customize your task.Refer to
the scripts for additional examples noted in the comments.

Rebuilding applications

In the“tools” directory, a unified make
script “MakeAll” is provided for rebuilding the packages on Unix/Linux
platforms. The script automatically calls the appropriate “make” file for the
target platform in the CommonMake directory. Linux, SGI, and Solaris are
currently supported; individual installations may require path changes or the
addition of missing libraries, e.g., if GLUT is not currently installed.

>
MakeAll

will
rebuild the entire demonstration system.

>
MakeAll

starview

etc.,
will rebuild the named demonstration system.

For Windows platform, Visual Studio .Net project files are provided for each tool. For
a convenient application rebuild, pre-built static libraries can be linked
in
thesub directory “lib” that matches your target platform.
Libraries can be also rebuilt from source code using a separate “MakeAll” script that
is supplied in
the “common_package” directory. On Windows, a Visual Studio .Net Solution file “common_package.sol” is
provided as an one-shop-stop project.

Galaxy information is based on data provided by Brent Tully,
University of Hawaii; star data are based on the
Hipparcos data set.The “entropy”
software is based on the Gnu gzip package of Jean-loup Gailly.

Disclaimer:

The Solar Journey software is not intended to be used for
either telescope guiding or navigation purposes.